Tillie Edelstein, better known as Gertrude Berg, was one of the most fascinating cultural figures of mid-20th century America. And testament to the power of writing what you know. She developed a ...

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With wall-to-wall critical raves, including many citing the turn as career-best work, Natalie Portman is guaranteed to be a significant awards player this season with her leading turn as First Lady ...

When thinking about who is the first lady of television, someone like Lucille Ball or Betty White may come to mind. A new play at Northlight Theatre in Skokie shows why Gertrude Berg earns the No. 1 ...

The First Lady is back. During Monday's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Laura Benanti reprised her fan-favorite performance as Melania Trump, addressing some of the most-discussed ...